| Lezian | |
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 by rspixart
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| Died | 1175, killed by El[1] |
| Abilities | Fused |
| Titles | The Pursuer |
| Species | Singer |
| Homeworld | Roshar |
| Universe | Cosmere |
Lezian, also known as The Pursuer, is a nex-im, or "Those Ones of Husks" Fused on Roshar.[2]
Appearance and Personality
Appearance
Lezian is described as being easily seven feet tall. He has hair the color of dried blood, which seems to meld into his clothing, which is woven out of his hair. His skin is pure black, with lines of red marbling around his softly glowing red eyes. He also has a markedly wicked-looking jagged carapace, with a strange pair of carapace fins/horns rising above his ears.[3]
It is unknown which of these characteristics (other than his skin color and patterning) are uniquely his, over being shared with other nex-im.
Personality
Lezian - like many of the Fused - prefers not to speak Alethi (or any other modern human language) though he is proficient enough to be able to understand and speak it if he wants/needs to.[3]
Leshwi notes that while he is respected for his determination, he is also reckless, having endangered plans and ruined many missions.[2]
Attributes and Abilities
Surgebinding
As a nex-im, Lezian has access to the Surge of Transportation.
History
Previous Desolations
Lezian was the first Fused to have ever been killed by a human. To avoid the shame that came from this, he started a tradition of hunting down those that had previously killed him and claiming their life, which leads into him being given the title "The Pursuer".[2][4] He was so dedicated to this that he would even kill himself once the Heralds returned to Braize, to avoid being killed by a human he couldn't later Pursue.
The True Desolation
Lezian first appears at Hearthstone in 1175, just before the Knights Radiant and the forces of the Coalition land the Fourth Bridge there in an effort to extract the villagers and take them back to Urithiru.[3]
Kaladin came to the town before the ship, and had been spotted. Lezian came searching, and eventually found Kaladin in disguise.[3] The two fought, and eventually Lezian retreated, warning Kaladin to watch for him.[5] Later, the Pursuer reappears and Kaladin confronts him. He then used a Voidlight fabrial that suppressed Kaladin's powers. Lezian laughs and says that Kaladin relies too much on his powers in combat, but Kaladin attacks anyway, and kills the Pursuer, becoming Lezian's next target.[6] Kaladin fought the Pursuer multiple times during Raboniel's occupation of Urithiru, ultimately killing him again just prior to the restoration of the Sibling and naming him "Defeated One". When Lezian returns after this death, El annihilates him with a dagger charged with anti-Voidlight in order to test whether the inverse Light functions as Raboniel theorized. It does, and Lezian permanently dies.[1]